The CAT Exam is a national-level management entrance examination organized by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on a rotational basis every year for admissions into various MBA courses, PGDM courses, and other management courses offered by the IIMs and other top business schools in India such as SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, NITIE, etc.
Overview CAT Exam
| CAT Exam Particulars | CAT Exam Details |
|---|---|
| CAT Full Form | Common Admission Test (CAT) |
| Conducting Institute | IIM Bangalore |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| CAT Eligibility Criteria | Minimum Graduation with 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST students) |
| Number of Test Cities | 150 |
List Of CAT Participating Institutes 2024
| Institutes | PGP/MBA Seats | PGP Courses |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad | 385 | PGP, PGP-FABM, ePGD-ABA (ePost Graduate Diploma in Advanced Business Analytics) |
| IIM Bangalore | 430 | MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA |
| IIM Calcutta | 210 | MBA |
| IIM Lucknow | 436 | PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-SM, PGPWE |
| IIM Kozhikode | 375 | PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM, EPGP Kochi |
| IIM Raipur | 210 | PGP |
| IIM Udaipur | 260 | MBA, MBA-DEM, MBA-GSCM, PGDBAWE |
| IIM Rohtak | 240 | PGP, EPGDSM |
| IIM Visakhapatnam | 60 | PGP, PGPEx, PGPDGM |
| IIM Trichy | 180 | PGPM & PGPM-HR |
| IIM Sambalpur | 120 | MBA, Executive MBA |
| IIM Ranchi | 240 | PGP, PGP-HRM, PGP (Business Analytics) |
| IIM Bodhgaya | 120 | PGP |
| IIM Sirmaur | 60 | MBA, MBA (T&HM), ExMBA (Digital Transformation & Analytics) |
| IIM Jammu | 120 | MBA |
| IIM Amritsar | 60 | MBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM, EMBA |
| IIM Shillong | 120 | PGP, PGPEX, MBA (WE) |
| IIM Kashipur | 210 | MBA, MBA (Analytics), EMBA, EMBAA (Executive Master of Business Administration Analytics) |
| IIM Nagpur | 130 | MBA, MBA (Executive) |
| IIM Indore | 451 | PGP, PGP-HRM, MSDSM (Master of Science in Data Science and Management) |
Private Institutes/Colleges For 2024
| Serial Number | CAT Exam Top Colleges 2024 |
|---|---|
| 1 | Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad |
| 2 | SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai |
| 3 | TAPMI Manipal |
| 4 | Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon |
| 5 | Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) |
| 6 | K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai |
| 7 | LIBA Chennai |
| 8 | Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai |
| 9 | Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development, Mysore |
| 10 | Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai |
Government Institutes
Here is the table of top government Institutes accepting CAT scores in 2024
| Serial Number | Top CAT Exam College List |
|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi |
| 2 | Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar |
| 3 | NITIE Mumbai |
| 4 | Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi |
| 5 | MNNIT Allahabad |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal |
| 7 | Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (DMS, IIT Delhi) |
| 8 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, Kolkata |
Conclusion
The CAT Examination is a management entrance exam conducted by IIM annually for admissions into various MBA, PGDM, and management courses offers by various IIMs and top business schools in India.
Here in this post, we explained the list of CAT Participating Institutes in detail.
All the best for your examinations!
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